Republican Theft of Property Criminal Scandals
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Displaying 23 Scandals
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Keri BlairFmr. School Board Member1/12/24Stole a total of $728.61 worth of items from a local Target during seven visits over a 26-day period by not scanning some of the more expensive items in her cart at the self-checkout lineAccording to charging documents filed by local police
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John CouchFmr. Mayor Candidate [R-IN]4/05/23Loaded his truck with stolen large scrap metal objects including an air conditioner, furnace and water heater (the latter of which a police officer caught him loading into his truck) from the dumpster area of a heating and cooling company which had signs posted in multiple areas explicitly warning people against taking anythingAccording to charging documents filed by local police
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Robert OtterstatterFmr. City Council Member Candidate2/23/23Stole over $600 worth of groceries by not scanning items in the self-checkout on three separate occasionsAccording to charging documents filed by local police
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George SantosFmr. U.S. Representative697k697kMAGA Enthusiast2/09/23Purchased four golden retriever puppies from an Amish breeder with fraudulent checks that later bounced and left the owner of the puppies out of nearly $5,000 in lost incomeAccording to a complaint filed by the owner that was later dismissed when he paid him backStole a checkbook from a dying man his mother was caring for and used the stolen checks to purchase clothing and shoes while living in BrazilAccording to police in Brazil who said he confessed to the crime before leaving for the USA to elude authorities
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Danny RampeyState Rep. Nominee [R-GA]12/16/22Stole prescription drugs from senior citizens residing in an assisted living community he managed by entering their apartments when they were not home and was caught in the act by police who had been tipped off by residents who reported their missing prescriptions to the authoritiesAccording to charging documents filed by the Barrow County Sheriff’s Office
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9/07/22Purchased a diary stolen from Joe Biden's granddaughter for $40,000 and soon after leaked it to a reporter at another rightwing outlet who posted the private material days before the 2020 Presidential electionAccording to court records reported by The Intercept
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Dean TranFmr. State Senator [R-MA]7/01/22Forced his way into an elderly woman's house and stole her late husband's handgun as she hid in the bedroomAccording to an indictment announced by the Massachusetts Attorney General
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Mark ThompsonCounty Commissioner [R-MO]6/29/22Entered private property without permission and stole a lawn sign that belonged to a political opponent of his while driving in a truck owned by county taxpayers mere months after being caught on video stealing the same opponent's sign from the parking lot of a private businessAllegedly according to reporting from credible media outlets
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4/20/22Stole valuable parts from vehicles that belonged to a local church, Habitat for Humanity and at least two residences before getting caught by the policeAccording to charging documents filed by local police
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James HarrisFmr. U.S. Rep Candidate3/10/22Stole a trailer's worth of his competitor's campaign signs and was caught red-handed by two of them who witnessed itAccording to charging documents filed by local police
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Victor BarbosaFmr. City Council Member3/04/22Didn't scan an item at two separate self-checkout registers at a local Walmart and claimed it was done "inadvertently" when confronted by store security, but presumably from guilt later resigned from his city council positionAccording to a report by The Daytona beach News-Journal
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12/04/21According to charging documents filed by local police
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Enrique TarrioProud Boys Chair12/12/20He pled guilty to destruction of property and being in possession of a large-capacity firearm and was sentenced to five months in jail
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Kate GibbsFmr. U.S. Rep Candidate2/15/20Hid $80 worth of clothes in a shopping bag and left a Kohl's department store without paying which resulted in her getting banned from the store and having to pay a $280 fineAccording to an exclusive report by the Burlington County Times
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7/26/19Stole an eye-popping 279 items totaling $2,327.97 from a Target store and $40 worth of cat food from a local grocery store mere months apart from each otherAccording to a charging documents filed by local police
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Sandra PihosFmr. State Representative6/05/18Stole nearly $600 worth of clothes from a local department store and returned later that same day to try and return the stolen items for cash or store creditAccording to charging documents filed by local officials
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Curry ToddFmr. State Representative8/04/16Was videotaped stealing his GOP primary opponent's lawn signs in two separate locations in broad daylight after his rival campaign staked them out after many of their signs went missing presumably because numbnuts here stole themAccording to an arrest report by the local police
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Reford TheboldMayor [R-CO]1/08/16He pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 8 hours of community service and ordered to attend a shoplifting counseling class
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Katrina PiersonFmr. Trump Senior Advisor2/24/14Shoplifted items from a local department store when was 20 years old and later cleverly used the arrest to propagate the idea that the incident changed her life for the betterAllegedly according to reporting from credible media outlets
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Thad ViersFmr. State Representative2/06/13Broke into his ex-girlfriend's home by kicking in the door and stole her handgun, computer, cell phone and a number of other items while she was away at workAccording to charging documents filed by local police
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Mary ReisingerCounty Treasurer [R-PA]12/02/11Stole a necklace worth only $27.99 from a Sears department store by hiding it in her pocket and not paying for it when checking out with other items and then tried to flee when confronted by security which proved her guilty intentionsShe pleaded guilty to shoplifting and was ordered to take a class
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John McGeeFmr. State Senator [R-ID]6/19/11Stole a truck with an attached 20ft travel trailer around 3am, got stuck in a resident's driveway when he unsuccessfully attempted to turn around and then passed out inside the truck until police arrived and found him to have a BAC of .15According to charging documents filed by local police